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    HomeGrants and OpportunitiesAppalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger EconomiesARISE Project Summaries

        
      
ARISE Project Summaries
	
	
				
	
	
	Since January 2023, ARC has awarded $50.3 million to 17 projects impacting 12 Appalachian states through its ARISE initiative. These projects will expand broadband, educate workers in emerging sectors, and bolster green manufacturing in Appalachia. Learn more about these projects – organized by ARC’s investment priorities – below.



Building Appalachian Businesses



Catalyst Connection – $10 million – Manufacturing the New Energy Economy Project



Green Building Alliance – $500,000 – Establishing Regional Green Building Supply Chain



Industrial Commons – $10 million – Accelerating the Green Textile Economy Project



Invest Appalachia – $496,500 – Appalachian Downtown Developers Initiative



Steel Valley Authority – $500,000 – Appalachian Sustainable Finance Hub



Virginia Tech – $490,647 – Growing Forest Farming Businesses Project

Building Appalachia’s Workforce Ecosystems



Community Education Group – $7.7 million – Community Health Workforce Development Project



Education Alliance – $4.7 million – Career Acceleration, Readiness, and Employment Experiences Project



Mountain State Educational Services Cooperative – $416,959 – Student Career Readiness Project



Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission – $4.5 million – Career Education, Workforce, and Employment Project



Upper Cumberland Development District – $265,607 – SUD Recovery-to-Work Project



Virginia Tech – $453,743 – Adapting to Changing Construction Industry in Appalachia

Building Appalachia’s InfrastructureBeneficial Electrification League – $500,000 – Community-Owned Grid Resilient Infrastructure Project



Carnegie Mellon University – $293,551 – OH-PA-WV Economic Revitalization Network



Connect Humanity – $6.2 million – Digital Equity Accelerator Projects



Tennessee Tech – $10 million – Smart Grid Deployment and Platform Expansion Project

Building Regional Culture and TourismAppalachian Wildlife Foundation and Cumberland Trails Conference – $9,316,181 – Boone’s Ridge and Cumberland Trail Improvements



PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. – $387,500 – Mobile Platform Development for Rural Tourism Economies

Building Community Capacity



Central Appalachian Network – $498,300 – New Era Planning Project Appalachian Regional Commission

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